Chapter 466: Wanomaru
Trade at sea was the most solid tool that Han Mo now had in his hands, and it could also be said to be a solid backing for himself to carry out various operations in the future, so as soon as he heard that there was trouble on the sea route, his brows immediately frowned, and he asked, "What trouble?" Is there someone causing trouble again? ”
He couldn't help but think of those elders of the East China Sea Han Clan, could it be that they came out to make trouble again? But he has already promised those elders rich benefits, and he has always been not stingy in his own actions, is it possible that they are still not satisfied?
Guan Shaohe hurriedly said: "Fifth Young Master, don't worry, it's not that there is a problem on our side, it's that there is something wrong with Nanyang!" ”
"To do business with them, you have to get along with them." Han Mo said: "The smooth sea route is a mutually beneficial thing for both sides, I think although they are barbarians, they still understand these truths." Yes, isn't the queen of the Jusang Kingdom very sensible? ”
Graybeard immediately smiled and said, "The fifth young master really has an amazing memory, do you still remember Ju Sangguo?" Yes, Na Kiku-sang is now very friendly with our caravan, and as soon as we arrive, the king and queen of Na Fujiwara will have a special banquet for us. The island countries of the South Seas add up to nearly twenty countries...... Haha, speaking of which, it is not a country, and the land of some countries is not as big or small as a county in our Central Plains. The country of Jusang is already a big country in the South Seas, and now those countries get along very well with our caravans, and those kings and nobles are always looking forward to us going, knowing that as soon as we arrive, they will always give them some novel gifts! Speaking of Nanyang, Graybeard was obviously very excited, foaming at the mouth, after all, they were once troubled by the bandits to eat and drink, and now they have no food and drink, and when they arrive in Nanyang, they have to be treated as guests, so they are naturally a little proud in their hearts.
Han Moqi said: "Since you are so friendly, then what's the trouble?" ”
Graybeard's face immediately sank, clenched his fist, and slammed it on the table next to him, after smashing it, he suddenly realized that this is the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Rites, if it weren't for the relationship with Han Mo, with his identity as a sea person, he wouldn't even be close to the door, but at this time he smashed the table, it was really ridiculously tight, and his face suddenly showed embarrassment, touching his bald head, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
Han Mo said with a smile: "Uncle Beard, you and I are both temperamental people, if you should be angry, you will be angry, and if you should be happy, this is the temperament of a husband, when you get here, everything does not have to be restrained!" ”
Du Bingyue finally laughed and said: "Little Fifth Brother, Uncle Beard usually always has a wine bag hanging around his waist, and when he came to the house today, he didn't even bring the wine bag, he said that he wouldn't be laughed at and embarrassed you!" ”
Graybeard glared at Du Bingyue, then touched his beard and laughed.
Han Mo said a few words to them, only to feel cheerful, and laughed, for a while, the hall was full of laughter, extremely cheerful, the little guy waiting outside the door couldn't help but look inside, after arriving in Beijing, it was the first time he saw the fifth young master smiling so happily.
Everyone laughed for a while, and Han Mo said: "Brother Guan, Uncle Beard, Yue'er, don't hide it from you, I am really happy that you came to me today." If it weren't for my duty, I would really like to go to sea with you, to the countries of the South Seas to see and see, and to be with you, I think it will be very pleasant! ”
Du Bingyue hurriedly grinned and said: "Little Fifth Brother, there are a lot of good things and a lot of beauties over there in Nanyang, if you go there, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back!" ”
She was a little restrained just now, but as soon as she said a few words, her free and hearty personality was revealed, and she was no longer restrained.
Han Mo smiled and said, "Good things, I've also seen them, as for the beauties, hehe, with my Yue'er there, I'm afraid there is no more beautiful than you!" ”
Du Bingyue was still a little shy when she saw Han Mo praising her beauty in public, but she was more happy, and pouted: "When you arrive in Nanyang and see those big beauties, you won't say this." ”
Han Mo smiled softly and said, "Even when I got over there, I said the same." ”
When Du Bingyue heard this, she grinned, she was extremely beautiful, she was not as cowardly as ordinary women, Han Mo praised her like this, she was indeed very happy, and she smiled very brightly.
Guan Shaohe smiled and said nothing, he only felt that Han Mo was really a romantic child, like a gray beard, that was a free and easy sea person, Han Mo and Du Bingyue said this, in his eyes, it was pure to the bones, but in his heart, he felt that the fifth young master was a shy person, if he changed himself and liked a woman, he would find a time to hug him and go to bed.
This big and rough man naturally doesn't understand those emotions among men and women.
Han Mo immediately smiled and said solemnly: "Uncle Beard, you are quite angry, what trouble did you encounter over there in Nanyang?" ”
"It's not the U-nomaru pirates!" Graybeard, who was originally a pirate, was indignant at this time: "Those bastards dared to sneak attack our fleet, and even threatened the countries of the South Seas not to do business with us, otherwise they would attack people, damn, I'm really angry!" ”
"Wanomaru?" Han Mo frowned: "What is that?" ”
Du Bingyue explained: "Wanomaru is also a country on the sea, close to the east, among the island countries, it belongs to the real big country, it is said to be the size of the ** Jusan country!" ”
Han Mo let out an "oh" and said strangely: "They attacked the caravan?" ”
Graybeard nodded and said, "Yes, the last time we were in the waters of Jusang Country, we saw that we were about to land, but we suddenly killed three warships, which are not small, and they are very strong, and the speed is much faster than ours." There were three or four hundred of them, armed with big scimitars, and they asked us to hand over the goods, and we didn't agree, so they attacked us, and almost sank one of our merchant ships, but fortunately we also cut people, but we were not afraid of those dwarves, and we fought with them, and we killed five or six brothers on our side, and wounded dozens of them, but we also killed dozens of them, and repelled them......! ”
Han Mo sneered: "Dare to move my caravan, those guys really ate leopard gall!" ”
Han Yuan had already said: "Little Wu, I know about this, and my father also knows." However, my father said that after all, our Zhenfu Army is the army of the imperial court, and without the order of the imperial court, we should not act rashly, not to mention that the road in Nanyang is far away, and if we really send warships to it, it will cost a lot of manpower and material resources...... Even if we really want to send troops over and do not get the consent of the Nanyang countries, we must not send them lightly, lest we be said that we Central Plains people are warlike and reckless, and we are afraid that the relationship between the two sides will be affected at that time. After a pause, he continued: "But my father can equip the merchant ship with a crossbow and arrow platform, and can also provide some fine armor and weapons......!" ”
Han Mo nodded and said: "I understand this, it is always a little unrealistic for the Zhenfu army to go to Nanyang to fight!" He turned his head and asked Graybeard: "Uncle Beard, how many ships are there in the caravan now?" ”
"The last time I went to sea, there were nine ships, but in that big war, one was damaged, and I couldn't withstand the long journey, and now I am still in the harbor of Jusang Country for repair, and this time I can only go to eight ships!" Graybeard replied, "These ships are also more or less damaged, and now the Lord of Du Island is repairing them at the other end of the harbor, and this trip will not be able to go to sea in a month!" ”
Han Mo thought about it for a while, but listened to Graybeard continue: "Fifth Young Master, that matter is not over. The rest of the story is even more exciting......! He looked at Du Bingyue and laughed roughly: "Bingyue went to Nanyang for the first time, and led people to arrest Dao Yexing, the minister of foreign trade in Jusang Kingdom, this time, it was another beautiful thing!" ”
Du Bingyue had already said: "Uncle Huzi, it's all over, needless to say!" ”
"How can you not say it?" Graybeard rolled his eyes and touched his bald head: "That's something that the old man can't do, you can do it as a girl, Uncle Beard admires you, you have to talk about it!" ”
Han Mo suddenly became interested and asked, "Yue'er, what happened?" It's not easy to make Uncle Beard admire! ”
Du Bingyue grinned and said to Graybeard: "Uncle Beard, if the little fifth brother wants to listen, you can tell him, but it's okay, don't add oil and vinegar, don't brag, if you deliberately lie for me, I won't follow you!" ”
Graybeard took the tea cup on the table, took a sip of cow drink, drank a cup of tea cleanly, then licked his tongue, and said, "This thing is very fragrant, no wonder officials like to drink this thing." Only then did he say: "After the gang of dwarves ran away, we landed in the country of Jusang, and when I asked, I found out that the gang of pirates came from the country of Wanomaru, fierce and domineering, always from time to time to invade the waters of the South Seas countries, robbing fishermen, and even occasionally landing and robbing, their ships are fast, and none of the warships of any country in the South Seas are as strong as those dwarves, so in the end they reached an agreement, every year each country will hand over a batch of money and goods, and also sacrifice some women, so that the dwarves will not come to invade ......!" ”
Han Mo frowned and listened quietly, but there was already murder in his eyes.
No matter what kind of bullshit country that Wonomaru is, blocking the development of his own maritime trade, this is a hateful enemy, and Han Mo has always been unsoft on the enemy.
"Queen Fujiwara told us that the two pirates led by one were nine ghosts and the other was Shimazu Inukuro...... are all extremely murderous characters, who have killed a lot of Nanyang people, and even ruined a lot of Nanyang girls......! Graybeard's eyes showed a fierce light: "They have three warships, and there are five or six hundred people under their hands, and they do not live on the main island of Unomaru, but on the Moon Island in the east of the South Seas, and they make a living by blackmailing and threatening the countries of the South Seas, which is a big stone on the heads of the countries of the South Seas!" ”
The more Han Mo listened, the more strange it became, the name of the country just now gave him a sense of familiarity, and when he heard this strange name at this time, he had a sense of familiarity, and he suddenly thought of a certain country in his memory in his previous life, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, it turned out that a certain country also existed in this era, but the name had changed a little.
"Fifth Young Master, you can't guess what happened later!" Graybeard touched his beard and said: "That night, Bingyue disappeared, and there were three or four people missing, and I and the Lord of Du Island didn't see her, but we were anxious enough to look for people everywhere." A day later, the girl came back ......! Speaking of this, Graybeard looked at Du Bingyue, his face full of admiration.
Du Bingyue grinned and didn't speak.
"When this girl came back, she was carrying a bag!" Graybeard said: "When I arrived at the palace of Jusang Kingdom, Bingyue handed over the bag to King Fujiwara, Fifth Young Master, do you know what is in the bag?" ”
Han Mo vaguely guessed something, and couldn't help asking, "Yes...... What the? ”
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